Wes Johnson - Head Baseball Coach, University of Georgia

Wes Johnson was named Head Baseball Coach for the University of Georgia on June 5th. Prior to taking the job in Athens, Wes served as the Pitching Coach for LSU, where he won a national championship earlier this year. He also has MLB experience, having served as the Pitching Coach for the Minnesota Twins from 2019-2022. His previous stops at Mississippi State and Arkansas add on to his SEC experience, in addition to his past as a high school baseball coach, among other stops. In this conversation, Wes talks about…

Balancing his responsibilities of being LSU’s pitching coach in the midst of a national championship run with his duties as Georgia’s head coach.
His career path and how he got into coaching in the first place.
An SEC school’s resources from a data perspective.
Coaching in MLB vs coaching at the collegiate level, including the different levels of preparation.
How stats factor in his approach to the transfer portal.
Communicating information to players vs a staff member.
Players to watch at Georgia and around the SEC next year.

Then, TruMedia’s Sergio De La Espriella joins the show to discuss Paul’s conversation with Wes.

Show Links

To check Wes’ biography, click here.
To read Wes’ interview with On3 about his MLB experience, click here.
Follow @TruMediaSports on Twitter.

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Expected ValueGuest UserJuly 12, 2023MLB, Baseball, College Baseball, CWSComment

Tegan Ashby - Philadelphia Phillies, Assistant Director, Software Engineering

Tegan Ashby is the Assistant Director of Software Engineering for the Philadelphia Phillies. Before that, she worked in the NBA as a Senior Developer of Basketball Systems for the Brooklyn Nets, and as a Developer of Research & Development for the Philadelphia 76ers.. She holds a BA in Linguistics from Penn, and took classes at Cal Berkeley’s Ancient Neat Eastern and Biblical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Graduate Studies program. In this conversation, Tegan talks about…

What a software engineer does and how it applies to a baseball team.
What kinds and volumes of data MLB teams deal with.
The difference between a development job with an NBA team compared to an MLB team.
What NBA engineering looks like.
Her background in Linguistics and how it helps her in her profession.
Advice on sports-specific tools for someone learning software engineering.
Co-founding the Women In Sports Data and how people can support the initiative.

Then, TruMedia’s Sergio De La Espriella joins the show to discuss Paul’s conversation with Tegan.

Show Links

Follow Tegan on Twitter: @bunsushi
Follow Women in Sports Data on Twitter: @WinSportsData
For more on Women in Sports Data, click here.
For more on SportsDataVerse, click here.
To check out Tegan’s website, click here.
To check out Tegan on LinkedIn, click here.
Follow @TruMediaSports on Twitter.

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Expected ValueGuest UserApril 12, 2023Baseball, Basketball, MLB, NBAComment

Carlos Muñoz - Former Houston Astros & Team USA Bullpen Catcher & Coach

Carlos Muñoz is a former bullpen catcher who spent nine years with the Houston Astros (2009-2017) and, most recently, served as a bullpen catcher and coach for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic. He has also spent time as a scout and instructor throughout his career. In this conversation, Carlos talks about…

His Team USA & World Baseball Classic experience.
His path from Venezuela to where he is today.
What a bullpen catcher does.
Framing metrics and what goes into a being a good framer.
Robot umpires, and how they would affect catchers.
How Latino players use data differently than American players.
Why baseball is so big in Venezuela compared to other South American countries.
The recent MLB rule changes.
Our ‘Playing Favorites’ segment, including Carlos’ love for Venezuelan arepas.

Then, TruMedia’s Sergio De La Espriella joins the show to discuss Paul’s conversation with Carlos.

Show Links

Follow Carlos on Twitter: @Carlos96munoz
Follow Carlos on Instagram: @carlos96munoz
Follow @TruMediaSports on Twitter.

Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: Apple, Spotify, Google, Stitcher, TuneIn.